Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

The Profile

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon is an American film and television director known for Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. He has directed feature films and television episodes and is associated with both indie festival work and genre television.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl won awards at Sundance in 2015. Gomez-Rejon has directed episodes of television series including American Horror Story and Glee.

The available review praises Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's coming-of-age film for its natural treatment of teenage friendship and its emotional impact. The film starts playful and ends affecting, prompting tears. It won recognition at Sundance 2015.